| Description |
xiii, 393 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Great Britain ranked thirty-sixth in the medals table, finishing below countries like Algeria, Belgium and Kazakhstan. It was their worst ever record, a dismal performance labelled a national disgrace. But then something happened. In Sydney in 2000 and then Athens in 2004, Team GB achieved a much more respectable tenth place. By 2016, in Rio, they finished second, above China and Russia, with sixty-seven medals. How have they so convincingly reversed their fortunes? |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The demands of the game -- Know your enemy -- Professional zone -- Winners and errors -- Worst-case scenarios -- The River Ignorance -- The last shot -- The former rower turned cyclist -- The science of Formula One pit stops -- How to make a champion -- Skeletons on ice -- The winner effect -- A bittersweet victory -- Women on the verge of gold -- Home advantage -- What it takes to win -- Tickling the dragon's tail -- Under constraints -- Thinking Thursdays -- Sixty-seven medals -- The flying boat -- The complex game -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Sports -- Great Britain.
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Sports -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
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Sports sciences -- Great Britain -- History.
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Sports. (OCoLC)fst01130432
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Sports sciences. (OCoLC)fst01130746
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Sports -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01130525
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
1408708469 |
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9781408708460 |
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1408708450 |
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9781408708453 |
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